Ghetto AG Pics :)

[Goo Brew]

How does the wort out tube seal?

[Lufah]

It just fits very tight through the bung. If you have to you can use silicon to seal stuff.

Travis

[Dogger Dan]

Lufah,

Can you make a comparison between a slotted copper manifold and your stainles flexible?

Dogger

[Lufah]

Lufah,

Can you make a comparison between a slotted copper manifold and your stainles flexible?

Dogger

No I can't. This is all I've ever used. I don't think it would make much of a difference for batch sparging. I really wouldn't recommend it for fly sparging. I think you would get to much channeling. The copper manifold would be a lot better for fly sparging IMHO.

Travis

[seanhagerty]

Why didn't some one tell me I'm not supposed to use the braid for fly sparging? Ah well. I'm still making beer.

[Lufah]

Why didn't some one tell me I'm not supposed to use the braid for fly sparging? Ah well. I'm still making beer.

It works OK I had always read that you would get to much channeling that way. Goes to show what reading to much will do

Travis

[dawgfur]

I started using a long stainless braid that loops around in the bottom of my Gott drinking cooler. I've only done fly sparging since I started AG, and everything seems fine to me. I've read all over that fly sparging is better, but I didn't take that into consideration when using the braid.

I like the manifold idea. Having a slotting manifold reminds me of a lateral assembly in a sand filter. That assembly is made for an evenly dispersed flow thru the filter media. Wouldn't that hold true for a grain bed as well?

[2DogAle]

Nice set up travis. I hope I can put together something just like it before too long. You do 10 gallon all-grain batches, right? What size is your cooler again? I think I'm going to do 5 gallon batches. Wondering what size cooler I should get. Any ideas?